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Tampa Bay wasted a 2-0 lead and committed a season-high three errors, including a pair by
two-time Gold Glove third baseman Evan Longoria. The Rays began the night with a magic number of
two for clinching an AL wild-card berth.

Dickey (14-13) allowed two runs and five hits in 71/3 innings. The 38-year-old knuckleballer,
acquired from the New York Mets during the offseason after he won the NL Cy Young Award, struggled
earlier this season but finished strongly, going 5-1 with a 3.17 ERA in his last seven starts.

YESTERDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

Rangers 5, Angels 3: Alex Rios had a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning, and Texas
finally gained some ground in the AL wild-card race with a victory over visiting Los Angeles.

Cardinals 7, Cubs 0: St. Louis clinched its first NL Central title in four years, shutting out
visiting Chicago behind the strong pitching of Lance Lynn and home runs by David Freese and Matt
Holliday.

Marlins 3, Tigers 2: Detroit’s Jhonny Peralta returned from a 50-game suspension, went 1 for 4
with an RBI and started in left field, but the Tigers lost in Miami.

Braves 1, Phillies 0: Chris Johnson led off the eighth inning with a homer to spoil an otherwise
dominant start by Cliff Lee, while Kris Medlen allowed only two hits in eight innings and Atlanta
edged visiting Philadelphia.

AL tiebreakers

Tampa Bay decided it would rather have two chances to earn an AL wild card rather than a home
game in the event of a three-way tie.

The Indians will play host to the Rays in a tiebreaker game on Monday if there is a three-way
tie for the two AL wild cards, and the loser would play at Texas on Tuesday for the second spot in
the postseason, Major League Baseball said yesterday.

If there is a two-way tie for one wild card, the tiebreaker game will be on Monday. Based on
regular-season head-to-head records, Tampa Bay would play host to the Indians, Texas would play
host to the Rays, and the Indians would play host to the Rangers.

Short hops

Seattle manager Eric Wedge told the team yesterday that he will not return for next season,
saying it became obvious he did not have a future with the organization. … Miami Marlins president
of baseball operations Larry Beinfest has been fired by owner Jeffrey Loria after 12 years with the
franchise. … White Sox general manager Rick Hahn expects Robin Ventura to return to the dugout in
2014.